There may have been a glittering array of Hollywood stars at the BAFTAs on Sunday night, but the man everyone wanted to meet at the after-show dinner was a 73-year-old physics professor from the slightly less glamorous world of Cambridge University. 周...
Some of my colleagues have been spreading a story about my having had a secret affair with my boss. The evidence for this is that I sometimes tease him and do not appear to be frightened of him. I am partly amused at the stupidity of it all, but also...
Companies are increasingly adding vitamins and minerals to juices, sports drinks and bottled water, responding to a growing consumer demand for these products. Even though the amounts of added nutrients in these drinks are typically small, some nutri...
Farmers claim to have grown onions that do not cause tears when chopped or leave diners with bad breath. 农民称已种出一种洋葱，让你切它时不会再流泪，吃它也不会有口臭。 After two decades of cultivation, a new sweet varie...
A team of scientists from University of Freiburg in Germany are developing a shoe with a sensor to automatically tie its laces that could be taken off when users click their heels together. 德国弗莱堡大学（University of Freiburg）的一个科学...
The world's first self-destructing novel is being offered by James Patterson. 世界上第一部自毁小说问世，作者是美国作家詹姆斯帕特森（James Patterson）。 For ?200,000 one fan will get 24 hours to read his latest book before...
Many a woman has watched in disbelief as their partner inhales their food minutes after sitting down to dinner. 许多女性看到自己的伴侣坐下几分钟便把饭菜统统吞下时都感到不可置信。 Now Korean researchers have discovered...
Many of us spend a large chunk of our waking lives at work, but rarely do we give much thought to how our on-the-clock environment might be affecting how we feel around the clock. 很多人大部分醒着的时间都在工作，却很少想过工作环...
Finding the ideal job in todays job market can be difficult, especially with the expansion of the Internet, technology, and diversity around the world. Knowing a foreign language can help to obtain a position in a wide variety of industries, regardle...
Call it life experience or the school of hard knocks, by 50 we all have the hindsight to know which decisions were good ones and which decisions were, well, a result of youthful na?vet. But whether you're a firm believer in everything happens for a r...
Ringing in the new year敲响新年的钟声 On 19 February 2015, more than a billion people will kick-off 15 days of festivities to celebrate the Lunar New Year one of the most important festivals for people in China, many parts of Asia and in citie...
The New York Times recently ran an article about how email can make people less productive. However, misuse of email is only the tip of the proverbial iceberg. Here are 10 actions that you can take today that can make you at least twice as productive...
What are bitcoins, and should you invest in them? How many calories do you burn while riding a bike for an hour? What's the best way to unclog a toilet? No matter what the question is, you can find the answer on the internet. 比特币是什么，你要...
It's the stuff little girls whose walls are adorned with pictures of Disney Princesses dream of. Now when they grow up they can become a little mermaid like Ariel thanks to a school in the Philippines. 这是那些墙上挂着迪士尼公主画像的小...
In the age of the social network, there's certainly such a thing as sharing too much. But when it comes to losing weight, sharing could be key.在网络社交时代，肯定有些东西经常被分享。但是，当提到减肥的时候，分享可能是...
